Tetrahedron letters

Bis (tributyltin) oxide. A mild, neutral and selective reagent for cleavage of esters. Scope and limitation of the reaction

CJ Salomon, EG Mata, OA Mascaretti

Index: Salomon, Claudio J.; Mata, Ernesto G.; Mascaretti, Oreste A. Tetrahedron Letters, 1991 , vol. 32, # 34 p. 4239 - 4242

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Bis(tributyltin)oxide acts as a mild, neutral and chemoselective ester cleavage reagent for a variety of carboxylic esters with good to excellent yields. The acyl-oxygen cleavage mechanism of (−)-(1R) menthyl acetate is discussed. ... Bis(tributyltin)oxide, (BBTO) acts as a mild, ...